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239 people died in B.C. from toxic drugs in July, August: Coroner

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More than 1,000 people in B.C. have died from toxic unregulated in the first eight months of 2026.
The B.C. Coroners Service released the latest data for July and August fatal overdoses on Wednesday (Oct. 14).
There were 113 deaths reported in July and 126 in August, an average of 3.6 and 4.1 deaths per day, respectively.
In total, there have been 1,015 unregulated drug deaths in B.C. between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31. July had the second-fewest deaths in a month so far this year.
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